Hey Speaker Folks,
I am looking to get a pair of small two way bookshelf speakers for my tiny stereo setup in my "office" in the basement. I currently run full-range single driver speakers with low power tube amps almost exclusively, but wanted to get a pair of two ways to handle larger orchestral pieces that will mate with a solid state amp I have. I am addicted to the 3D imaging of single drivers, so the ability of a speaker to do that magic is paramount to extreme frequency depiction (And one could argue then, accuracy). I require that, "the music is in the room with you" sound. I currently have a pair of Dali Spektor1's doing duty in the living room that I really enjoy, but my "office" setup with essentially be near field, listening about 4 feet from the speakers.
So, where do Bostons come in? I had a pair of HD5's that I gave to a friend that did the imaging thing better than almost any other traditional MT speakers I have owned. Boston A40's were a similar experience. Are there currently any sub-300 dollar new small speakers (I'm seeing many sale items at this price point) that match the Boston's ability to throw out that technicolor 3D image? I am in the camp that speaker technology has in fact improved, so I don't have a real bias towards vintage despite the fact that I own almost exclusively vintage gear. That is largely an artifact of budgetary constraints. Some brands I am looking at are, Q Acoustics, Klipsch, Sony Core, Pioneer AJ's, Elac.
Thanks so much, apologies for the longwinded post!
I am looking to get a pair of small two way bookshelf speakers for my tiny stereo setup in my "office" in the basement. I currently run full-range single driver speakers with low power tube amps almost exclusively, but wanted to get a pair of two ways to handle larger orchestral pieces that will mate with a solid state amp I have. I am addicted to the 3D imaging of single drivers, so the ability of a speaker to do that magic is paramount to extreme frequency depiction (And one could argue then, accuracy). I require that, "the music is in the room with you" sound. I currently have a pair of Dali Spektor1's doing duty in the living room that I really enjoy, but my "office" setup with essentially be near field, listening about 4 feet from the speakers.
So, where do Bostons come in? I had a pair of HD5's that I gave to a friend that did the imaging thing better than almost any other traditional MT speakers I have owned. Boston A40's were a similar experience. Are there currently any sub-300 dollar new small speakers (I'm seeing many sale items at this price point) that match the Boston's ability to throw out that technicolor 3D image? I am in the camp that speaker technology has in fact improved, so I don't have a real bias towards vintage despite the fact that I own almost exclusively vintage gear. That is largely an artifact of budgetary constraints. Some brands I am looking at are, Q Acoustics, Klipsch, Sony Core, Pioneer AJ's, Elac.
Thanks so much, apologies for the longwinded post!
but they sound good to me and often can be had for less than $100. I have the Boston HD5 as well, but really haven't done an A/B comparison in same room... both sets of speakers sound good.